text_original: He was not sanguine about his prospects of success, as he knew that Cardinal Medici was powerful in Eome ; and the disasters of the pontificate of Adrian VI. led the cardinals to wish for a return to the old policy of Leo X., of which Medici held the threads.
text_transcription: HE WAS NOT SANGUINE ABOUT HIS PROSPECTS OF SUCCESS AS HE KNEW THAT CARDINAL MEDICI WAS POWERFUL IN ROME AND THE DISASTERS OF THE PONTIFICATE OF ADRIAN THE SIXTH LED THE CARDINALS TO WISH FOR A RETURN TO THE OLD POLICY OF LEO THE TENTH OF WHICH MEDICI HELD THE THREADS
phonemes: hiː wʌz nˌɑːt sˈæŋɡwɪn ɐbˌaʊt hɪz pɹˈɑːspɛkts ʌv səksˈɛs, æz hiː nˈuː ðæt kˈɑːɹdɪnəl mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ wʌz pˈaʊɚfəl ɪn ˈiːɑːm ; ænd ðə dɪzˈæstɚz ʌvðə pɔntˈɪfᵻkˌeɪt ʌv ˈeɪdɹiən vˌiːˈaɪ. lˈɛd ðə kˈɑːɹdɪnəlz tə wˈɪʃ fɚɹɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə ðɪ ˈoʊld pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv lˈiːoʊ ˈɛks., ʌvwˈɪtʃ mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ hˈɛld ðə θɹˈɛdz.